Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 663 | 783 | 823 | 629 | 560 | 742 | 692 | 679 | 985 | 1293 | 1314 | 1408 | 1452 | 2186 | 4035 | 7914 | 4698 | 3811 | 3052 | 2717 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05PM1.82m | 5:27AM1.84m | 5:50PM1.82m | 6:15AM1.87m | 6:38PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.21m | 11:18PM0.21m | 11:43AM0.20m | 00:05AM0.20m | 12:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | -4 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 127 | 81 | 79 | 229 | 161 | 560 | 742 | 692 | 679 | 985 | 1293 | 1314 | 1408 | 1452 | 2186 | 4035 | 5242 | 4698 | 3811 | 3052 | 2717 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | NNE 8 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 85 | 82 | 26 | 102 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 113 | 131 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 8 | S 22 | NNE 7 | SSW 13 | S 20 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 127 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 150 | 663 | 783 | 823 | 629 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7914 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 13 | 216 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 30 | 76 | 3 | 3 |
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